In the Windows operating system, the explorer is the basis of the graphical shell and implements the bulk of the user's capabilities when working with desktop elements, folders and files. Sometimes an explorer is disconnected as a result of a failure. In this case, it must be started again.
Instructions
Step 1
Many Windows users are familiar with disabling Explorer: all shortcuts disappear from the desktop, the Start button and the taskbar bar disappear. The user sees only the background image of the desktop and the window open at the time of the program crash. To get the computer out of this state, you need to understand the cause of the situation and know how to fix it.
Step 2
The immediate cause of the above situation is the termination of the explorer process explorer.exe. Open the task manager by pressing Ctrl + alt="Image" + Del and see the list of processes. Among them are explorer.exe. If you complete this process, File Explorer will shut down and will no longer be able to access your desktop, files, and folders.
Step 3
It is very easy to restore the Explorer process. Open the task manager, select from the menu "File" - "New task (Run)". In the window that opens, enter explorer.exe and click OK. Explorer will start, and within a few seconds, the computer will be fully restored. You will not even lose the data opened at the time of the program crash.
Step 4
Since Explorer is the main tool for interacting with a computer, many users try to improve it in one way or another. For example, you can use the QT Tab Bar program to add new capabilities to Explorer. You can read more about this program here:
Step 5
When you open a drive or folder, you are working with Explorer. It can also be called through the "Start" - "All Programs" - "Accessories" - "Explorer". When opened in this way, the program always shows the contents of the "My Documents" folder, which is not always convenient. But you can change the Explorer settings so that it shows all disks. Then, by placing an explorer shortcut on your desktop, you get a conveniently configured tool for working with files and folders.
Step 6
To carry out this revision, open: "Start" - "All Programs" - "Accessories". Then click on the "Explorer" item with the right mouse button and select the "Properties" item in the context menu. A window will open, you need a line "Object" with the text% SystemRoot% explorer.exe. Replace the line text with% SystemRoot% explorer.exe / n, / e, / select, C: and save your changes. Note that the C drive is listed at the end of the line, which is the first drive on most computers.
Step 7
Now open Task Manager and end the explorer.exe process. Run it again as described at the beginning of the article. Open Start - All Programs - Accessories - File Explorer again. You will see a handy list of your computer's drives. If necessary, create a shortcut on the desktop: open "Start" - "All Programs" - "Accessories" again, select "Explorer" with the right mouse button and select "Create shortcut". Then drag the "File Explorer (2)" that appears on the desktop and correct its name, if desired.
